Disco TD5 Economy

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Andy

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I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this but can
anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what sort of MPG they
are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from mine with mixed driving, I
am not heavy with the right foot nor am I especially light, just average. I
have had an ECU tune in the hope of improving things but to no avail. I have
a winch and mount fitted which will affect it a bit I suppose due to the
added weight and am about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg each
so am worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg normal?

Andy


 

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this but can
>anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what sort of MPG they
>are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from mine with mixed driving, I
>am not heavy with the right foot nor am I especially light, just average. I
>have had an ECU tune in the hope of improving things but to no avail. I
>have a winch and mount fitted which will affect it a bit I suppose due to
>the added weight and am about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg
>each so am worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg normal?
>
> Andy
>

Fook me! I used to get 16-23 from the V8 4.6 matey!

I get 25-28 out of me 2.5 TD 110!!!!

Summats not right matey.

Nige


 
> Fook me! I used to get 16-23 from the V8 4.6 matey!
>
> I get 25-28 out of me 2.5 TD 110!!!!
>
> Summats not right matey.
>
> Nige

I did think there was something not right but having looked at the Disco
Owners Club forums it seems that others report getting the same mpg whereas
some people claim 30mpg+ quite how there can be that much difference I don't
know.

I reckon I should be able to get around 24-25mpg but where do I start, the
air filter is new, it has been serviced 3 months ago and the tyre pressures
are higher than the recommended 28psi! I could ditch the winch and bracket
but will it make that much difference?

At 20mpg I wish I had bought a V8 !


 
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:01:02 +0100, "Nige"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>Fook me! I used to get 16-23 from the V8 4.6 matey!
>
>Nige
>


You must drive like a tart.

;-)

P38 4.6 14.7mpg

LPG install 12 days and counting.

David

(Was worried that I hadn't insulted anyone all day.
Feeling better now).
 
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:53:54 +0100, Andy wrote:

> Discovery 2 TD5 Auto

Discovery 2 TD5 Manual

> let me know what sort of MPG they are getting? I am only averaging
> 20-21 mpg from mine with mixed driving,

Average from 25,933 miles 28.9mpg. I'd expect an auto to be only a few
MPG less than that. Incidentally the last 6,000 miles has an average of a
shade over 30mpg, curiously the last service was 6,000 miles ago...

> I am not heavy with the right foot nor am I especially light, just
> average.

Everyone says that. B-) I stick (more or less) to speed limits and
cruise control down major roads at 60 to 65mph.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Fook me! I used to get 16-23 from the V8 4.6 matey!
> >
> > I get 25-28 out of me 2.5 TD 110!!!!
> >
> > Summats not right matey.
> >
> > Nige
>
> I did think there was something not right but having looked at the Disco
> Owners Club forums it seems that others report getting the same mpg
whereas
> some people claim 30mpg+ quite how there can be that much difference I
don't
> know.
>
> I reckon I should be able to get around 24-25mpg but where do I start,
the
> air filter is new, it has been serviced 3 months ago and the tyre
pressures
> are higher than the recommended 28psi! I could ditch the winch and bracket
> but will it make that much difference?
>
> At 20mpg I wish I had bought a V8 !
>

Hmm, check that you haven't got a caliper sticking very slightly on. It's
happened to me twice now on my Disco II - not enough to be noticeable but
enough to warm the disc up after a reasonable trip. I noticed mine the
first time because the fuel economy was dropping off. Put your hand near
the hubs after a trip of 10 miles or so and see if you feel warmth - they
should be pretty much cool. If one is warmer than the others then get
suspicious. Don't touch the disc though - you might regret it!! Also get
on level ground and just start the thing just moving and then dip the
clutch. It should gently trundle to an imperceptible stop. It's hard to
describe, but if you feel or see any retardation or tendency to "screw back"
slightly as it comes to a halt then something's binding slightly. Mine got
lazy both times on the back left wheel. Solution each time was to take the
pads out and *carefully* work the piston in and out using the foot pedal and
a helper squeezing the pison back in with a big pair of grips. Then fit new
pads so that the piston is further back into it's hole. It's worked for me
twice now (and cheaper than a replacement caliper!!), although it seems to
stick in the same place each time - perhaps mine's got a tiny manufacturing
flaw in that spot ..... and maybe yours has too!

BTW, I get around 28-30 out of mine, mostly short stop-start trips.

Steve


 
Andy,

My Disco Td5 manual averaged 28.1 MPG over 90K miles. I worked out the fuel
consumption every time I filled up. The worst I got was 25 MPG on a tank
full and the best was 32 (touring in France). I know automatics are
thirstier than manuals but 20 to 21 seems a little low.

Patrick


"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this but can
> anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what sort of MPG they
> are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from mine with mixed driving, I
> am not heavy with the right foot nor am I especially light, just average.
I
> have had an ECU tune in the hope of improving things but to no avail. I
have
> a winch and mount fitted which will affect it a bit I suppose due to the
> added weight and am about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg
each
> so am worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg normal?
>
> Andy
>
>


 
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:53:54 +0100, "Andy"
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this but can
>anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what sort of MPG they
>are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from mine with mixed driving, I
>am not heavy with the right foot nor am I especially light, just average. I
>have had an ECU tune in the hope of improving things but to no avail. I have
>a winch and mount fitted which will affect it a bit I suppose due to the
>added weight and am about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg each
>so am worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg normal?
>
>Andy
>
I have a friend to struggles to get more that 15mpg from his TD5
90...... be better with a V8.....
--

Simon Isaacs

"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote"
George Jean Nathan (1882-1955)

ROT13 me....
 
Simon Isaacs wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:53:54 +0100, "Andy"
> <[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:
>
>> I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this
>> but can anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what
>> sort of MPG they are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from
>> mine with mixed driving, I am not heavy with the right foot nor am
>> I especially light, just average. I have had an ECU tune in the
>> hope of improving things but to no avail. I have a winch and mount
>> fitted which will affect it a bit I suppose due to the added
>> weight and am about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg
>> each so am worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg
>> normal?
>>
>> Andy
>>
> I have a friend to struggles to get more that 15mpg from his TD5
> 90...... be better with a V8.....

Eh??? jesus christ!

I have never got as low as that with my old 110 TD, not even got below 25 yet!


--
Ta!

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover Turbo Diesel 110 (G)
KTM 520 SX (2001)


 
Steve wrote:

|| Also get on level ground and just
|| start the thing just moving and then dip the clutch. It should
|| gently trundle to an imperceptible stop. It's hard to describe, but

It's an auto ...

--
Rich
==============================

Take out the obvious to email me.


 
Andy wrote:

|| I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this but
|| can anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what sort
|| of MPG they are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from mine
|| with mixed driving, I am not heavy with the right foot nor am I
|| especially light, just average. I have had an ECU tune in the hope
|| of improving things but to no avail. I have a winch and mount fitted
|| which will affect it a bit I suppose due to the added weight and am
|| about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg each so am
|| worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg normal?
||
|| Andy

Disco 2 ES Td5 auto, 2001, 80k miles:

22 mpg solo, 19.7 towing, 21.4 overall, over 10k miles. Similar driving
style. Matches you pretty well.

I wouldn't worry - sounds about right to me. People do report quite big
variations on the Td5, though.

For comparison, my D2 manual averaged 28.

--
Rich
==============================

Take out the obvious to email me.


 
Hi,

I have a TD5 "W" reg auto and I have had an average of 23Mpg over the last 3
years.

Looks if your is normal.

Regards,

ErnieH

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I know this is really difficult to get a definitive view on this but can
>anyone who drives a Discovery 2 TD5 Auto let me know what sort of MPG they
>are getting? I am only averaging 20-21 mpg from mine with mixed driving, I
>am not heavy with the right foot nor am I especially light, just average. I
>have had an ECU tune in the hope of improving things but to no avail. I
>have a winch and mount fitted which will affect it a bit I suppose due to
>the added weight and am about to fit some rocksliders which way about 70kg
>each so am worried that it is going to get even worse. Is this mpg normal?
>
> Andy
>


 
Richard Brookman <[email protected]> uttered
summat worrerz funny about:
> Disco 2 ES Td5 auto, 2001, 80k miles:
>
> 22 mpg solo, 19.7 towing, 21.4 overall, over 10k miles. Similar
> driving style. Matches you pretty well.
>
> I wouldn't worry - sounds about right to me. People do report quite
> big variations on the Td5, though.
>
> For comparison, my D2 manual averaged 28.

I was going to suggest checking tyre pressures and perhaps upping them but
in Richards case it's just an issue of Cheese cake

:)

Lee D


 
Ernie Hastings <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> Hi,
>
> I have a TD5 "W" reg auto and I have had an average of 23Mpg over the
> last 3 years.
>
> Looks if your is normal.
>
> Regards,
>
> ErnieH


This is not good news... running a V8 on LPG is at the moment actually
cheaper.

This creates a real dilema when we eventually change our Disco 300 shape V8.

I'm swinging back toward an L200 again :-(


Lee D


 
>>>>> "rads" == rads <[email protected]> writes:

rads> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:01:02 +0100, "Nige"
rads> <[email protected]> wrote:


>> Fook me! I used to get 16-23 from the V8 4.6 matey!
>>
>> Nige
>>

That's about the range for me, drops down to 12-16 if I do nothing but
short trips (6 miles to work, and no more than 1 mile between any
two junctions, so lots of acceleration and braking

rads> P38 4.6 14.7mpg

rads> LPG install 12 days and counting.

Which system are you getting?

--
Andy Cunningham -- www.cunningham.me.uk
"At least Pixar's second film doesn't have to be backward-compatible
with the first".
--- Steve Jobs
 
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:44:31 +0100, AndyC the WB
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>>>>> "rads" == rads <[email protected]> writes:
>
> rads> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:01:02 +0100, "Nige"
> rads> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> >> Fook me! I used to get 16-23 from the V8 4.6 matey!
> >>
> >> Nige
> >>
>
>That's about the range for me, drops down to 12-16 if I do nothing but
>short trips (6 miles to work, and no more than 1 mile between any
>two junctions, so lots of acceleration and braking
>
> rads> P38 4.6 14.7mpg
>
> rads> LPG install 12 days and counting.
>
>Which system are you getting?

Only long runs I have done have been with a 2 tonne boat on the back,
which probably hasn't helped economy. 12.5mpg ish.

After lots of head scratching and indecision am going for the Prins
VSi.

Badger (and others) recommended the OMVL Dream Piro, but the closest
installer who recommended that system to me was nearly 100 miles away.
Chap who is fitting mine could have supplied OMVL, but his
recommendation was the Prins.

At the end of the day, both systems seem to have their supporters and
I suspect (hope!) both are up to the job.

David
 
"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Steve wrote:
>
> || Also get on level ground and just
> || start the thing just moving and then dip the clutch. It should
> || gently trundle to an imperceptible stop. It's hard to describe, but
>
> It's an auto ...
>

Something which I knew before I wrote it, which I knew as I wrote it and
which I knew as I pressed the send button. The "****, it's an auto" light
had somehow become disconnected.

Steve


 
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:19:16 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:

> Disco 2 ES Td5 auto, 2001, 80k miles:
>
> 22 mpg solo, 19.7 towing, 21.4 overall, over 10k miles. Similar
> driving style. Matches you pretty well.
>
> I wouldn't worry - sounds about right to me. People do report quite
> big variations on the Td5, though.
>
> For comparison, my D2 manual averaged 28.

I am surprised that the autobox consumes so much power. With figures like
that I'm very glad I didn't buy the first Disco II I was offered as that
was an auto.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ernie Hastings <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
> about:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a TD5 "W" reg auto and I have had an average of 23Mpg over the
>> last 3 years.
>>
>> Looks if your is normal.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> ErnieH
>
>
> This is not good news... running a V8 on LPG is at the moment actually
> cheaper.
>
> This creates a real dilema when we eventually change our Disco 300 shape
> V8.
>
> I'm swinging back toward an L200 again :-(
>
>
> Lee D
>

Don't bother, the brother in laws got one & he NEVER gets more than 22 mpg
out of it & it's a dog to drive!


 
Nige <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:

> Don't bother, the brother in laws got one & he NEVER gets more than
> 22 mpg out of it & it's a dog to drive!

Oh bum!.. well looks like I'm a 101 owner for life... just need the L200
stickers and the gas conversion ;-)

Lee D


 
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